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Edmontosaurus: Discovered in North America

My family and I recently took a trip to a museum in Columbia, South Carolina. As someone who has always been fascinated by dinosaurs, I was excited to check out the “Land of Fire and Ice” exhibit. Of course, I realize these exhibits are always tainted by the inaccurate descriptions of evolution, as I was greeted by the sign that said we were going to travel back 70 million years. In the second of the three rooms I got to see a replica of Edmontosaurus, a dinosaur supposedly from the Cretaceous period. Beside the dino was this sign that read, “Did you know? In 2004 a well preserved Edmontosaurus (with skin impressions) was found in North Dakota.” And that really was quite a find. Very few mummified dinosaurs have been discovered. Then in the third room there was a map on the wall that showed what North America looked like 85 million years ago. Notice where North Dakota is. If you cannot see, it is almost completely underwater. In fact, scientists belie...